Who plays as a substitute? How do the three Trail Blazers centers allocate their playing time in the new season?

Yang Hansen was selected by the Trail Blazers with the 16th pick in the first round. This is the most satisfied moment for Chinese fans with the Chinese men's basketball team in the past decade. However, fans of Xiao Yang's NBA prospects have to worry about him, because there are too many centers in the Trail Blazers. After buying out Ayton, there are still four centers in the team, namely last year's No. 6 pick Klingen, Rees, Rowe and Yang Hansen. The starting center must be Klingen, so who will be the substitute center?

Klingen

Lawway? In terms of strength, Loway is definitely the strongest among the four. His defense is at the defensive level and his ability to eat cake is also very outstanding! But this player has too many injuries. He has only played 61 games in the past three seasons, with an attendance rate of 25%. He averaged 5.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game last season. It is not certain whether he can recover from healthy playing next season. Of course, if Rowe is healthy, the substitute center must be his.

Lawyer

Rees? As a undraft in 2023, he played very well in the rookie season and was once promoted to the starting lineup by the team, averaging 9.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, and also had certain outside shooting. The disadvantage is that height is a flaw. In 206, he lacks rebounding ability when facing centers above 210. He was slowly marginalized after the team selected Klingen last season, and his average playing time dropped to 10.2 minutes. He will be Xiao Yang's direct contender!

Rees

Xiao Yang? Xiao Yang is not as good as Klingen and Rowe, but in terms of comprehensiveness, he is the most comprehensive center among these four. He has good organizational skills and three-pointers. He is 216 tall and has an advantage. The Trail Blazers are also very satisfied with the performance of the Summer League. He averages 10.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.3 blocks per game, which is very comprehensive! The disadvantage is that his ability to fight is insufficient. His movement speed needs to be improved at 216, and his ability to get a rebound is not mature enough. The new season is likely to be the third center of the team, and you can meet the game if you have more than 15 minutes of playing time per game!

Yang Hansen